WELL · 42-165-03161 · DISTRICT 8
Jones Estate A #31 X
Gaines County · Russell (Clearfork Consolidated field · Producing · Vertical
Jones Estate A #31 X (API 42-165-03161) is a well in Gaines County operated by Ares Energy Ltd., completed May 4, 2010 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 16, 2004, permitted to 8,140 ft.
It was permitted by Gungoll, Carl E. Exploration LLC and has since transferred to Ares Energy Ltd. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Glorieta, Clear Fork, Tubb, Russel (Clearfork Consolidated).
Its 2 leases have reported 226K barrels of oil and 89.4K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 8 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Gungoll, Carl E. Exploration LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 4, 2026 · 38 permits on file · (432) 685-1960
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Ares Energy Ltd. |
| Production reports | Ares Energy, Ltd.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Gungoll, Carl E. Exploration LLCDec 16, 2004 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,140
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 16, 2004
- last permit issued
- May 4, 2010
- completed
- 226K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 89.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 4, 2010
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: X
Surface location
No coordinates on the permit record yet. The RRC's GIS record usually lands within days of issuance; historical master-file permits never carry one.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026
Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 8 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jones Estate A O-11-15727 | Brown (Wichita-Albany) | Ares Energy, Ltd. | 7 | 189K | 64.8K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Jones Estate A O-11-69662 | Russell (Clearfork Consolidated | Ares Energy, Ltd. | 1 | 36.6K | 24.5K | Jan 2005 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,136 · prior 12 1,181(-4%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Union Oil Company of CaliforniaJan 1993 → Oct 1994
- 2Dallas Production, Inc.Nov 1994 → Sep 1996
- 3Universal Resources Corp.Oct 1996 → Mar 1999
- 4Questar Expl. and Prod. Co.Apr 1999 → Oct 1999
- 5Maynard Oil Co.Nov 1999 → Mar 2003
- 6McDaniel Company, Inc., TheApr 2003 → Jun 2004
- 7Gungoll, Carl E. Exploration LLCJul 2004 → Dec 2004
- 8Sandridge Tertiary, LLCJan 2005 → Jul 2012
- 9Trinity EOR, LLCAug 2012 → Apr 2013
- 10Ares Energy, Ltd.May 2013 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 554401-99 | Recompletion | Gungoll, Carl E. Exploration LLC | Dec 3, 2004 | Dec 16, 2004 | Dec 31, 2004 | 8,140 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-15727 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-11-69662 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,638 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Glorieta | 5,919 | -2,281 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 6,093 | -2,455 |
| Tubb | 7,341 | -3,703 |
| Russel (Clearfork Consolidated) | 7,500 | -3,862 |
| Dolomite | 7,904 | -4,266 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,773 | 7,164 | Perforated |
| 7,524 | 7,530 | Perforated |
| 7,541 | 7,545 | Perforated |
| 7,560 | 7,575 | Perforated |
| 7,600 | 7,742 | Perforated |
| — | 8,046 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11.75 | 319 | — | — |
| 11.75 | 330 | 12 | 300 S |
| 11.75 | 330 | 16 | 300 S |
| 8.625 | 4,091 | — | — |
| 8.625 | 4,103 | 11 | 140 S |
| 8.625 | 4,140 | 13.75 | 842 S |
| 5.5 | 8,108 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 8,152 | 7.875 | 400 S |
Completion filings
W-2 and G-1 reports on record in the RRC wellbore file, newest first. The suffix identifies the wellbore or completion event. About these reports →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Nov 21, 2011 | Jun 1, 2011 | — |
| 00 | May 25, 2011 | Jan 13, 2010 | — |
| 00 | May 23, 2011 | Sep 24, 2010 | — |
| 00 | May 19, 2011 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jan 18, 1962 | — |
The source documents
Petrora holds the structured record. The scanned filings live at the RRC; these links open its search already filled in for this API.
- Wellbore filings for 42-165-03161 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-03161 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. then paste it into their search.
About this data
Permits from the RRC OGA049M master and daily daf420 files; wellbore and operator of record from the EWA schedule, weekly; completions, formation tops, casing, and perforations from the dbf900 wellbore file; production from PDQ lease reports, which lag two to three months; injection from UIC permits, H-10 reports, and TexNet daily volumes; earthquakes from the TexNet catalog.
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